To continue Thurs we walked up a decent ways and we still seen a lot of ranger activity, I was sunny side up a couple times when a ranger came by and they didn't stop and say anything but we did see a guy walk right past us naked as a jay bird, all it would have took was a ranger to come flying up the beach and bust his guy!! Royal thong I was the guy who was asking you about the rangers , it was nice to talk to you! Going to get down for sun fest week end and wine fest anyone else

So now question comes to mind, How will the sequester affect our beach this year....Less Rangers? More tickets? Closed on some days? I wonder how much funding this park will lose. Does anyone have any insight to what this will do to visitation?

Hey the plovers don't vote, don't pay taxes they won't be affected. It's beachgoers that will be slammed- they'll want long lines, higher fees, closed restrooms, closed areas. Check out the Dept of Interior Memo intercepted the other day the bosses say Maximum Impact! Like it or not this is like a "job action" against the American people!

assateague island is divided into 2 parts -- national and state. the state is on the northern end. i'm not sure where it starts, but certainly from the parking area after you cross the bridge. no suv's or vehicles allowed north of there. you have to walk 30-45 minutes north from the parking lot to the thonging area. i don't think the sequester should affect the state park much and the state rangers have always been cool to thongers, at least for the 15 years i've been going.

Lack of Federal money will most definately affect the beach. It may be patrolled and governed by the state, but it is still a national park....Too early to say how the beach will be affected, if at all.

Sailor250, You are right, Our govt wants maximum impact. So, fire depts and police will be the first to go...That way the American people will put their foot down and say "NO MORE"! and force congress to end this crap!

Spent Sat. at Assateague. Parts of the beach are closed because of the plovers. Specifically the entire beach from the ocean to the bay is closed north of km.8.0. But there is still plenty of room to thong or go nude. On Sat. most people were nude. The nudity signs are gone, probably because of Sandy. Also I noticed many of the dunes are gone, but some others are in the process of rebuilding. Everybody was friendly, I met this nice couple from Pa. who was camping for the weekend. It was sunny, a little windy from the ocean, which kept the the temps. in check. Overall a great day!Not a ranger in sight, in fact I wonder if the staff hasn't been affected by the sequester. I spoke to a regular who has been there several times this year and he said he has yet to see a ranger.

sunup - that sounds like a great first report. I hope others will post what they find as the summer progresses. I really like a natural, undeveloped National Seashore but have been avoiding Assateaque for several years because I simply can not bring myself to drive someplace where I might get told to cover up when I can drive a similar distance to to another beach where I know that I will have a nice, worry-free day. Thanks for your report I am glad you had a good time.

I was at Assateague on Saturday. It was an outstanding day. Just a few clouds, low humidity, temps in the 70's, and the breeze shifted from north to south. Two ponies strolled by going north. There were maybe 2 couples and 6 single guys enjoying the day. Around 11:00 a ranger drove by on his 3 wheeler; at the time 2 men had trespassed onto birdland and were walking towards the inlet. The ranger caught up with them about a half mile from the boundary and gave them each a $100. ticket. He drove back towards the parking lot and never reappeared while I was there; I left around 3:30. The nudity signs are still not posted. Nonetheless, everyone was very vigilant. All it takes is one "textile walker", a phrase I stole from Steve & Candy from Venice, Fla., to spoil the party!

We just got back from our first trip of the year to Assateague, walked just past the permanent sign in the middle of the beach where the open area narrows for bird nesting, joined by half-dozen couples that alternated from wearing bikinis to going nude. We were there from 11am until 2pm, my wife wore a rainbow Skinz G-String Bikini and I wore a black Dore Push-UP G-String, the water was still too cold to swim in though...no ranger patrols either.

I was there, I saw a few of the regulars. I met Lisa and Kyle, very nice local couple. I also talked to Chuck, he is a staple. I noticed lots of walkers and gawkers. I make the trek north alone while my wife hangs out on the regular beach. I strip down to my thong for the walk back. It was a beautiful day on Assateague. Side note.......I can't help thinking that the rangers are leaving the beach closed so they can keep the size of the beach smaller. Less rangers on duty and less beach to patrol.....just a thought.

I got out to Assateague recently. It was actually the first time I've gone on a weekend instead of my more usual weekday. Going north from the state park, I ended up fairly near 8 or 9 others. I was the only non-nudist (staying entirely in my g-string). All but one of the others put on thongs or g-strings when someone else walked by (which happened 3 or 4 times). That might be the most thongs I've ever seen in one place in this region, which was really nice.

I was there on Saturday the 27th. I was with my wife who does not share my thong fascination. So, I walked north alone. Once past the dune I shed my shorts to a full coverage suit for the rest of my walk. The weather was perfect! There were several people there. Most were nude. I talked to Chuck for a while and made my way back south after shedding my full coverage suit to reveal a g string. Very exhilarating to walk back nearly nude. It was actually liberating. I just wish my wife would share my passion.

Hi. I am new to this site. I've thonged at Daytona Beach and Apollo Beach Parking area 2, I've also went nude at Apollo Beach parking area 5. I've never been to Assateaque Island, which is a shame because it is only about a 5 hour drive. Can somebody describe to me how to get to the nude/thong area?

Donnie - I have a similar drive to get to Assateaque. I don't know where you are driving from, but for me it is only about 30 minutes longer to get to Sandy Hook, NJ. Either trip, of course, can take longer if traffic is abnormally bad. For the last several years I have opted to drive a little more and go to Sandy Hook.

Edit of previous post: Donnie, go from Berlin right to the MD State beach and park. Walk 30-45 minutes north until the "no nudity" signs. Right north of there you should see at least a handful of thongers. The further north, the skimpier and more nude. On weekends, up to 30. good luck.

I was on the off-road area a couple of weeks ago, about 12 mi down the beach. This was just after they opened the beach from the plover closure. I was the only one for almost as far as I could see. Had a great time. I will be going back this friday. See my post under contacts.

Trying to head there this summer. Just found out about this place. I'm from Virginia Beach and wanna make the trek up north. Any takers on there opinions and when I should go? Would be nice to be with other bathers as well.

I was there one day last week. The beach is open north to the inlet, the only section closed is the dunes north of kilometer 9. It's way too warm to go back there anyway, so let the plovers have it. While there are saw no rangers, no maintenance trucks, and very few people either walking or laying out. I guess maybe 10-- a few couples and the rest single guys either nude or wearing thongs. The weather was great; breeze off the ocean, so no flies!

A piping plover is a migratory coastal bird that uses Assateague as a nesting spot. Since they are proteted the national rangers close off the beach around their nests. Last year sucked because they closed off the entire beach just past the end of the dune. Because of the budget fiasco there weren't enough staff to remove it. So it stayed up forever!Thanks Marty, I can always hope the forecast will hold up. They say it should be well off shore before it makes it up here. Fingers crossed.

Rangers are aggressively enforcing the no nudity rules this year. They are walking up the beach (the full half hour or longer) in plain clothes, not their uniforms, then take their tea shirt off and sit on a towel for 1/2 to 1 hour waiting for their prey. They have also hid behind the bushes/dunes inside the Do Not Enter area, for some time, then come out and give $275 tickets to everyone they can see.

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